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Philip IV gold Cob 8 Escudos 1646/3 MD-A/V/IB MS64 NGC, Madrid mint, KM136.2, cf. Cay-6800 (overdate and overassayer not listed), Cal-1921 or 1922, Chaves-193 (Unique), cf. Onza-31 (Few examples known), Oro Macuquino-31 (Few examples known). 26.74gm. An extraordinarily rare type-date to say the least within this already challenging series, with 8 Escudos of Philip IV only appearing with great irregularity on the auction market. Originally supposed to be unique by Lopez-Chaves y Sanchez and Yriarte y Oliva, the ensuing 60 years since the publication of their book have only brought to light a very small handful of examples. Those that have emerged suggest that all overassayers for the 1646 are also overdates, either 1646/3 or 1646/5 according to Calicó. Although attributed to 1646/3 on the holder, only the base of the final digit in the date is visible, which does not show the dramatic bottom stroke of the 3 seen on the plate piece in La Onza and Oro Macuquino, but could, in theory, be the more subtle 1646/5 based on a piece sold by Áureo & Calicó in 2006, and the example plated by Chaves.
Entirely missing from the famous collection of Manuel Vidal Quadras y Ramón, the only other example of this overassayer we have been able to locate is the aforementioned Áureo & Calicó piece (Auction 186, Lot 415), which was struck from the same obverse die. Despite a very uneven strike from moderately rusty dies, those details which have found their mark are notably sharp and deeply impressed, with the whole of the piece pervaded by a clear originality. To date, the only certified example, and one sure to be fiercely fought over by all serious collectors of the series.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/spain/philip-iv-gold-cob-8-escudos-1646-3-md-a-v-ib-ms64-ngc-/p/3093-61016.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3093-10282021
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Estimate: 10000-15000 USD
Philip IV gold Cob 8 Escudos 1646/3 MD-A/V/IB MS64 NGC, Madrid mint, KM136.2, cf. Cay-6800 (overdate and overassayer not listed), Cal-1921 or 1922, Chaves-193 (Unique), cf. Onza-31 (Few examples known), Oro Macuquino-31 (Few examples known). 26.74gm. An extraordinarily rare type-date to say the least within this already challenging series, with 8 Escudos of Philip IV only appearing with great irregularity on the auction market. Originally supposed to be unique by Lopez-Chaves y Sanchez and Yriarte y Oliva, the ensuing 60 years since the publication of their book have only brought to light a very small handful of examples. Those that have emerged suggest that all overassayers for the 1646 are also overdates, either 1646/3 or 1646/5 according to Calicó. Although attributed to 1646/3 on the holder, only the base of the final digit in the date is visible, which does not show the dramatic bottom stroke of the 3 seen on the plate piece in La Onza and Oro Macuquino, but could, in theory, be the more subtle 1646/5 based on a piece sold by Áureo & Calicó in 2006, and the example plated by Chaves.
Entirely missing from the famous collection of Manuel Vidal Quadras y Ramón, the only other example of this overassayer we have been able to locate is the aforementioned Áureo & Calicó piece (Auction 186, Lot 415), which was struck from the same obverse die. Despite a very uneven strike from moderately rusty dies, those details which have found their mark are notably sharp and deeply impressed, with the whole of the piece pervaded by a clear originality. To date, the only certified example, and one sure to be fiercely fought over by all serious collectors of the series.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/spain/philip-iv-gold-cob-8-escudos-1646-3-md-a-v-ib-ms64-ngc-/p/3093-61016.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3093-10282021
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 10000-15000 USD